Julia Polleck
Hudson,NH
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with 3+ years in healthcare. Recent WEB WOC Education Program graduate aspiring to become a certified wound care nurse. Passionate about patient education, staff training, and optimizing wound healing. Committed to compassionate care and ongoing professional development to positively impact patient lives and support the healthcare team.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Case Manager
VNA Care Network
2022.08 - Current
- Provides home health care to patients and families that focuses on preventing disease, promoting, maintaining, or restoring health and minimizing the effects of illness or disability.
- Utilizes the nursing process to assess all health and learning needs of patients and/or caregivers employing critical thinking, analysis, and judgement to develop and implement a plan of care to attain expected outcomes and meets agency standards of practice considering appropriate visit frequency and use of telehealth.
- Continually evaluates the patient’s/caregiver’s response to interventions to progress toward goals/outcomes and revises plan of care appropriately.
- Uses independent, professional judgement to determine when collaboration with internal and external resources will affect more efficient and effective patient care.
- Maintains detailed, timely documentation in HCHB that reflects quality care and supports OASIS documentation and reimbursement.
- Performs/teaches wound care, assesses/monitors wounds, and consults with a WOC nurse when necessary.
- Directs, instructs, demonstrates, and supervises care given to patient by HHAs, LPNs, and other clinicians as appropriate.
- Fulfills the role of Home Health to Hospice Champion, assisting other clinicians in determining next level of care for patients and aiding in end of life conversations.
Registered Nurse
CVS Health
2021.11 - 2022.07
- Care for patients 18 months and older, in an outpatient clinic setting.
- Perform point of care testing on patients.
- Prepare, administer, and provide vaccination services.
- Collect, process, and maintain integrity of specimens.
- Perform blood draws, operate centrifuge, and send specimens to lab for testing.
- Assist with patient registration.
- Order and maintain adequate supplies for clinic.
Registered Nurse
Bridgeport Hospital
2020.09 - 2021.10
- Care for adult patients in an inpatient setting with a variety of chronic and acute illnesses, psychological disorders, substance misuse and withdrawal, cancer, COVID-19, etc.
- Set up, operate, and monitor invasive equipment and devices such as colostomies, tracheostomies, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes, chest tubes, and central lines.
- Dress, clean, and assess pressure injuries, chronic diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, traumatic injuries, etc.
- Manage pain relief with pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitor responses, and change care plans accordingly.
- Read telemetry monitors and promptly responding to irregular heart rates and rhythms.
- Address patient concerns in a prompt and professional manner to enhance patient satisfaction.
- Provide individualized teaching to patients and family members including but not limited to treatment plans, disease processes, and medication use both in person and by telephone.
- Collaborate with members of a multidisciplinary team to plan and manage the best patient outcomes.
- Communicate therapeutically and ensure continuation of dignity during end-of-life care.
- Advocate for patients and encourage expression of emotions through active listening.
- Maintain an active role in quality improvement to make certain patient care is provided safely and efficiently.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Plymouth State University
05.2020
Skills
- Direct Patient Care
- Goal Setting
- EMR / EHR
- Emotional Intelligence
- Care Coordination
- Discharge Planning
- Patient care planning
- Compassion and Empathy
- Wound Care
Certification
- Registered Nurse, New Hampshire, 082642-21, 05/31/2025
- Registered Nurse, Connecticut, 173584, 05/31/2024
- Registered Nurse, Massachusetts, RN2358417, 05/03/2024
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, American Heart Association, 06/2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse Case Manager
VNA Care Network
2022.08 - Current
Registered Nurse
CVS Health
2021.11 - 2022.07
Registered Nurse
Bridgeport Hospital
2020.09 - 2021.10
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Plymouth State University
- Registered Nurse, New Hampshire, 082642-21, 05/31/2025
- Registered Nurse, Connecticut, 173584, 05/31/2024
- Registered Nurse, Massachusetts, RN2358417, 05/03/2024
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, American Heart Association, 06/2024
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